Trouser hanger



@1375, .1931. c. BR N 19804514 TROUSER HANGER Filed Feb. 5, 1930 ATTORNEY 20 widths of the trouser legs.

Patented Mi 1931 UNITED STATES;

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I mum more Application filed February 5, 1980. Serial No. 426,109.

This invention relates to garment hangers in general and has for its broad object to provide an improved trouser hanger.

One of the objects of the present invention 5 is to provide a trouser hanger which may be attached to or detached from the trouser more easily and much more quickly no matter how it is put on, each leg hanging with the same tension,

Another object is to provide a trouser hanger which preserves the crease at the cufl and which does not wrinkle the outside 01 the trousers.

A further object is to provide a hanger so constructed that the trousers attached there- 'to maybe cleaned, brushed or even pressed without removing the hanger.

A still further object is to rovide a trouser hanger which is adjusta 1e to different Another object of this invention is to provide a trouser hanger which is simple in construction, has few working parts and which may be very easily and cheaply manufactured. I 1

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be hereinafter specifically pointed out, or will become apparent, as the specification proceeds. With the above indicated objects in view,

the invention resides in certain novel constructions and "combinations and arrangement of parts, clearly described in the following specification and rully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which latter show embodiments of the invention as at present preferred. 7

In said drawings:

I Fig. 1 is a vertical elevation illustrating a trouser hanger embodying the present 1nvention, the dotted lines representing the trouser legs. v

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the arrange ment shown in .Fig. 1. t Fig.- 3 is an enlarged view partly in section showing the arrangement of the telescopic members and the spring means for urging them outwardly. y

Fig. 4 is a vertical section on the line H of Fig. 3.,

Fig. 5 is a view in perspective illustrating the construction and outward appearance of the ends of the telescopic members.

The numerals 5 represent a pair of parallel, laterally spaced tubes which are oined at their mid-points by a -len h of Iiex'ble material 6 such as rope. Sli ably mounted in the end of each tube 5 is a member 7 formed from a length of tube which isbent over as at '8 to form a downwardly extending and substantially flattened projection 9 at an angle of substantially 90, to the main cylindrical portion 7 The tube 5 is similarly bent over at 8a and flattened to form a downwardly extending projection 9a similar to the projection 9.. The length of flexible material 6 provides a loop by means of which the air of tubes 5 may be suspended from a hoo 10, through the eye of which the flexible member is passed. The hook 10 may beused for the purpose of hanging the garment hanger upon a suitable cross bar such as 11 in a closet or elsewhere.

The members 7 are retained in the tubes 5 by means of coil springs 12 extending between beaded portions 13 formed in the tubes 5 and members 7. The coil spring 12 is somewhat expanded or enlarged at both ends and the end coils" are sprung over the beads 13 so that both the tubes 5 and members 7 are tied flexibly together. Each coil spring 12 is of the compression type and tends to urge the tubes 5 and the members 7 apart under normal conditions. The view in Fig. 3 shows the spring fully compressed 'which would seldom occur in practice. When the hanger is not in use the members 7 will extend only partially into the tube 5 but will be prevented from coming out by'the spring 12 engaging the ,beads 13.

Each of the downwardly extending projections 9 and 9a is provided with a covering 14; of material such as rubber, strong canvas or other suitable material to provide a frictional surface and also for protection of the garment from possible rusting of the metal comprising the members 5-and 7. The flattened portions 9 and 9a together with the protective covering 14 serve to grip and hold the garment firmly in a manner about to be described and are made as thin as'possible without sacrificing mechanical strength.-

The flexible material 6 is preferably formed of a length of cotton webbing passed around each of the tubes and braided so as to form a smooth even joint. If desired the hook 1O ma be dispensed with and the hanger attac ed directly to-a hook in the closet. The

portions 6a may be slid along the tubes 5 to compensate for the relative adjustment of tubes 5 and members 7 when the hanger is attached to the arment.

The pair 0 trousers is attached to the hanger by taking each leg of the trousers, compressing the springs 12 by manually pressing the members 7 towards each other until the spring is compressed suificiently to' cne ofthe extensions 9 or an in the creased portion of the. cuff and then compressing the spring 12 by pressing the free extension 9 or 9a towards the other extension until the free extension 9 or 911 comes into alignment with the other creased portion of the cuff.

. The free extension 9 or'9a may now be pushed inside of the trouserleg and released, whereupon the spring 12 Wlll expand and force both extensions 9 and 9a into the creases in the cufi. When both of the extensions 9 and 9a have been placed inside of the cuff of the trousers in the -manner just described and the spring permitted to expand, the pressure of the spring holds the trouser leg firmly with the cult portion stretched between the extensions. The position occupied by the trousers when the hanger is attached there'- to is shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2 from which it 'will be seen-that one of the tubes 5 and its associated member 7 is adapted to be received in one of the trouser legs while the other of the tubes 5 and its associated member 7 is adapted to be received in the other trouser leg. In Fig. 2 it will be seen that the flexible connections comprising the flexible member 6 permit the pair of ore ' It will be clear from a study of the foretrousers to hanginverted .with an equal tension on each leg owing to the fact that the flexible member 6 is free to slide through the eye of the hook 10. When the pair of trousers has been properly attached to the hanger in its entirety as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, the air of trousers may be hung in a closet where as desired.

going description and of the accompanying rawings that the present invention is admirably adapted to accomplish the objects for which it is intended. The method of gripping the trousers from the inside of the cufi' rather than from the outside of the cufi insures that the crease willbe preserved and there will be no chance of wrinkling or soiling the/outside of the cuff as is frequently the case with h-an 'ers which clamp over the outside of the cu \Vhen the hanger is attached to the trousers the may be cleaned or pressed if desired with the hanger attached, furtherspring 12 makes it possibleto use the hanger with any width of trouser cufi from the smallest to the largest, the hanger readily adapting itself to variations in size. The

.more the flexible connection formed by the hanger maybe very readily and easily at- 30' tached or detached whenever desired without the necessityof manipulating any clamping device. The simplicity of construction, involving few working parts, together with the fact that the main parts are simple tubu- 5 lar members, formed of tubing by simple processes, makes it possible to manufacture the hanger very cheaply, which 'under the present day competitivemethods of doing business is .highly important.

The hereinbefore described construction admits of considerable modification without departing from the invention;--therefore,' it is the wish not to be limited to the precise arrangements shown and described, which are as'aforesaid, by way of illustration mere- .ly. In other words the scope of protection,

contemplated is to be taken solely from the appended claims, interpreted as broadly as is consistent with-the prior art.

What is claimed as new, is: 1. A garment hanger'including a air of frames each defining substantially t e bar and the lower leg halves of the letter H and suspending means for said hanger including depending flexible elements the lower ends of which are Iooped,'one of such loops sleeving the bar of one of the frames intermediate the ends of said bar and the other of such loops similarly sleeving the bar of the other r10 frame, thereby to suspend said frames in parallel and laterally separable relation; each of said frames including atube open at opposite ends, and a pair of elbow elements,

each of said elbow elements having a horizontal limb and an integral, depending, vertical limb, each such horizontal limb being tubular and fitted slidably within an end por-- tion of one of said tubes and e'ach such vertical limb being flattened parallel to the plane of its frame; in each frame eachsuch horizontal limb being shaped to present an internal annular bead at a point more removed from the free end of said li'mb than from the other end thereof, and an expansile coil spring in the tube projecting at opposite ends into the two horizontal limbs fitted into the tube, said spring having terminal convolutions which are enlarged in diameter and frames each defining substantially t 1 and the lower leg halves of the letter H; and

which engage the beads in the limbs lastmentioned. I

2. A garment hanger including a plair of e bar suspending means for said hanger including depending flexible elements the lower'ends of which are looped, one of suph loops sleeving the bar of one of the frames intermediate the ends of said bar and the other of such loops similarly, sleeving the bar of the other frame, thereby to suspend said frames in parallel and laterally separable relation; each of said frames including a tube open at one end, a tubular integral elbow element having a horizontal limb and a depending vertical limb, such horizontal limb being shaped as a tube for fitting slidably within an end portion of the tube and ein so fitted therein by way of the open end 0 the tube, and each such vertical-limb being flattened and extended exteriorly of and at an angle to said tube, said horizontal limb beingshaped to present an internal annular bead at a point more removed from the free end thereof than from the other end thereof, and an expansile coil spring partially in the tube and partially in said horizontal limb,

said spring having a terminal convolutionwhich is enlarged in diameter and which enga es said bead.

' n testimonyWhei-e'of I hereby afix my I signature. V 

